AUSTRALIAN OPEN DRAW. Tommy Paul’s prediction with O Connell next. H2H and rankings

Australian Open draw - Tommy Paul. See the draw preview and prediction with Christopher O Connell, Kei Nishikori, Alejandro Tabilo, Casper Ruud, Alexander Zverev, Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner in the Australian Open.

Tommy Paul Stats info

Tommy Paul is about to commence his bid in the draw at the Australian Open. In the previous edition of this tournament, he conquered Gregoire Barrere 6-2 6-3 6-3 and Jack Draper 6-2 3-6 6-3 7-5.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Tommy Paul’s projected draw andhisplausible opposition at the Australian Open. Paul has a negative record (11-13) against the likely opponents.

R1 – Christopher O Connell (64) – H2H 2-1
R2 – Kei Nishikori (74) – H2H 0-1
R3 – Alejandro Tabilo (23) – H2H 2-0
or Roberto Carballes Baena (59) – H2H 0-1
R4 – Casper Ruud (6) – H2H 2-4
or Felix Auger-Aliassime (29) – H2H 0-2
1/4 – Alexander Zverev (2) – H2H 2-0
or Ugo Humbert (14) – H2H 3-0
1/2 – Carlos Alcaraz (3) – H2H 2-4
or Novak Djokovic (7) – H2H 0-1
Fin – Jannik Sinner (1) – H2H 1-3
or Taylor Fritz (4) – H2H 4-4
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R1 – Christopher O Connell’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Tommy Paul

23 - 28win/loss in 2025

Rank
115
High
53
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 23-28 19-15 3-7 0-0 1-6 0-0
2024 28-26 23-16 2-4 3-5 0-1 0-0
2023 38-34 19-18 11-9 4-3 4-4 0-0
2022 50-25 30-16 12-5 3-1 5-3 0-0
2021 22-16 14-9 3-3 1-1 4-3 0-0
2020 12-12 4-5 4-3 4-4 0-0 0-0
2019 82-26 12-6 60-16 5-2 5-2 0-0
2018 11-12 2-2 9-10 0-0 0-0 0-0

Christopher O Connell has a 1-2 record in 2025, he played all matches on hard. Regarding the last 14 years, the Australian has a 180-123 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open Christopher was overcome by Ben Shelton in the 2nd round 6-4 6-1 3-6 7-6(5).

H2H Tommy Paul vs. Christopher O Connell

This match would represent the 4th time that Tommy Paul and Christopher O Connell fight against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Paul (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

R2 – Kei Nishikori’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Kei Nishikori

15 - 12win/loss in 2025

Rank
156
High
4
LWWLLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 15-12 11-7 3-3 1-2 0-0 0-0
2024 20-11 7-5 5-3 8-2 0-1 0-0
2023 10-3 10-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2022 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2021 26-17 15-9 7-4 2-2 2-2 0-0
2020 2-4 0-0 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 29-14 12-7 10-5 3-1 4-1 0-0
2018 48-22 11-8 11-5 21-7 5-2 0-0

Kei Nishikori has a 5-1 record in 2025, he played all matches on hard. Talking about the previous 3 years, Nishikori has a 22-9 record on hard.

Nishikori’s best result of the season was reaching the final Hong Kong.

Last year at the Australian Open the Japanese didn’t play in this event.

H2H Tommy Paul vs. Kei Nishikori

This contest would be 2nd time that Tommy Paul and Kei Nishikori fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Nishikori (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

R3 – Alejandro Tabilo’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Tommy Paul

27 - 23win/loss in 2025

Rank
81
High
19
LWLLLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 27-23 20-13 6-7 1-3 0-0 0-0
2024 38-27 13-8 15-10 3-7 7-2 0-0
2023 52-26 13-5 39-19 0-1 0-1 0-0
2022 33-22 7-6 23-11 0-1 3-4 0-0
2021 38-30 13-9 22-15 1-3 2-3 0-0
2020 19-11 5-2 11-6 3-3 0-0 0-0
2019 50-29 8-8 33-19 9-2 0-0 0-0
2018 39-20 14-5 24-14 1-1 0-0 0-0

Alejandro Tabilo has a 0-2 win-loss record in 2025, he played all matches on hard. During the previous 10 years, Alejandro has a 93-63 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open the Chilean capitulated to Aleksandar Kovacevic in the 1st round 6-7(2) 7-6(7) 1-6 6-1 6-3.

H2H Tommy Paul vs. Alejandro Tabilo

This match would represent the 3rd time that Tommy Paul and Alejandro Tabilo face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Paul (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Tommy Paul could come up against Roberto Carballes Baena. Their H2H is 1-0 for Roberto Carballes Baena.

R4 – Casper Ruud’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-2 for Casper Ruud

39 - 16win/loss in 2025

Rank
12
High
2
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 39-16 12-8 14-5 13-3 0-0 0-0
2024 51-25 21-9 24-7 5-8 1-1 0-0
2023 37-23 12-12 22-8 2-2 1-1 0-0
2022 51-22 18-8 25-7 7-5 1-2 0-0
2021 57-17 16-6 28-5 11-4 2-2 0-0
2020 22-13 4-5 17-6 1-2 0-0 0-0
2019 44-31 8-10 27-13 9-7 0-1 0-0
2018 43-29 19-9 19-18 5-1 0-1 0-0

Casper Ruud has a 3-0 win-loss record in 2025, he played all matches on hard. As for the last 11 years, Casper has a 109-70 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open the Norwegian was overcome by Cameron Norrie in the 3rd round 6-4 6-7(7) 6-4 6-3.

H2H Tommy Paul vs. Casper Ruud

This contest would be 7th time that Tommy Paul and Casper Ruud play each other. The head to head is 4-2 for Ruud (see full H2H stats), but they are 2-2 on hard in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Tommy Paul could fight against Felix Auger-Aliassime. Their H2H record is 2-0 for Felix Auger-Aliassime.

1/4 – Alexander Zverev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Tommy Paul

57 - 25win/loss in 2025

Rank
3
High
2
WWLLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 57-25 24-9 18-7 9-6 6-3 0-0
2024 69-21 29-10 23-6 11-3 6-2 0-0
2023 55-27 22-13 20-7 8-5 5-2 0-0
2022 29-10 9-4 17-5 3-1 0-0 0-0
2021 59-15 28-6 14-4 13-3 4-2 0-0
2020 28-11 12-7 3-1 13-3 0-0 0-0
2019 44-25 20-9 16-8 6-5 2-3 0-0
2018 60-19 25-9 21-4 12-4 2-2 0-0

Alexander Zverev has a 3-0 win-loss record in 2025, he played all matches on hard. Talking about the previous 13 years, the German has a 207-97 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open Alexander lost to Daniil Medvedev in the semifinal 5-7 3-6 7-6(4) 7-6(5) 6-3.

H2H Tommy Paul vs. Alexander Zverev

This match would represent the 3rd time that Tommy Paul and Alexander Zverev square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Paul (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Tommy Paul may face Ugo Humbert. Their H2H is 3-0 for Tommy Paul.

1/2 – Carlos Alcaraz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-2 for Carlos Alcaraz

71 - 9win/loss in 2025

Rank
1
High
1
LWWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 71-9 28-4 22-1 10-3 11-1 0-0
2024 54-13 22-5 17-4 7-3 8-1 0-0
2023 65-12 26-6 25-3 2-3 12-0 0-0
2022 57-13 21-4 27-4 6-4 3-1 0-0
2021 48-19 15-8 22-7 10-3 1-1 0-0
2020 39-7 10-0 29-7 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 18-10 3-2 15-8 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018 6-2 0-0 6-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

Carlos Alcaraz has still to play a match in 2025. In 2024 he had a 54-13. 22-5 on hard.

Last year at the Australian Open Carlos lost to Alexander Zverev in the quarter 6-1 6-3 6-7(2) 6-4.

H2H Tommy Paul vs. Carlos Alcaraz

This match would represent the 7th time that Tommy Paul and Carlos Alcaraz play each other. The head to head is 4-2 for Alcaraz (see full H2H stats), but they are 2-2 on hard in major tournaments.

However, Tommy Paul could face Novak Djokovic. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Novak Djokovic.

Final – Jannik Sinner’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-1 for Jannik Sinner

58 - 6win/loss in 2025

Rank
2
High
1
WWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 58-6 24-3 11-2 15-0 8-1 0-0
2024 73-8 40-5 11-2 13-0 9-1 0-0
2023 64-15 28-7 8-3 20-2 8-3 0-0
2022 47-16 21-6 15-4 7-4 4-2 0-0
2021 49-22 22-8 10-6 17-6 0-2 0-0
2020 20-14 2-6 7-3 11-5 0-0 0-0
2019 62-24 12-6 17-8 31-7 2-3 0-0
2018 31-22 13-8 17-12 1-1 0-0 0-1

Jannik Sinner has still to play a match in 2025. In 2024 he had a 73-6. 40-3 on hard.

Last year at the Australian Open the Italian won the tournament after defeating Daniil Medvedev 3-6 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-3.

H2H Tommy Paul vs. Jannik Sinner

This would be the 5th time that Tommy Paul and Jannik Sinner play each other. The head to head is 3-1 for Sinner (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Tommy Paul may face Taylor Fritz. Their head to head record is 4-4.